Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
November 7, 2008
Housing Manager
Housing Manager
Sandra Barberio Webster has been appointed site manager at Hillside Village, a unit of Island Elderly Housing, executive director Ann Wallace announced.
Sandra, a longtime visitor to the Island, moved here permanently a few years ago to join her mother and son. Much of her career was spent in…
White House Tour (By Secret Service)
Our group is a brain trust of women with different points of view. I spent my time on the ferry to Woods Hole writing hypothetical questions.
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Veterans Day: Nov. 11
Vineyard residents currently on active duty In the armed services:
Jordan Baptiste
Mason Berry
James Hagerty
Craig Sylvia
Ryan Rossi
Michael Blake
Jared Meader
Travis Bissey
Jack Van Bourgondien
Anthony Sullo
Jeremy Evans…
November 5, 2008
November 5, 2008
The horse is Obama
The geese are Obama
The green field is Obama
The trees on the ridge are Obama
The clouds are Obama
The blue sky is Obama
The woman who cries is Obama
The…
Digging Up Ancient History in Faraway Ecuador
I am a 2008 graduate of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and right now I’m in my country studying archaeology. Considering that October is the month of archaeology in Massachusetts, I thought it was important to share the archaeological history of my beautiful country, Ecuador, with my family, friends and the community of the…
Election Clerks
Election Clerks
Early Tuesday morning at the polls in West Tisbury a young woman carrying a box of muffins politely threaded her way through the line of voters that snaked out of the public safety building onto the sidewalk. The muffins were for the poll workers who had been there since before seven…
Bit Part on a National Stage
Bit Part on a National Stage
Announcing Aerowyn
Announcing Aerowyn
Vanessa and Alan Fink of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Aerowyn Neveah, born on Oct. 28, 2008, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Aerowyn weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth. She was welcomed by big brothers Ethan, 6, and Ryan, 2.
Welcome, Melissa
Welcome, Melissa
Lilian DeSouza Silveira and Ricardo Silveira Machado of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Melissa DeSouza Silveira, born on Oct. 31, 2008, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Melissa weighed 6 pounds, 7.2 ounces at birth.
Island Club Savings Extended to Cape Cod
Our Island Club members soon can enjoy savings when traveling to Cape Cod.
Benefits will be extended through the Cape Cod Community Club, a new Buy Local First program that begins Nov. 17.
Similar to Our Island Club, the program will provide savings on products and services while benefiting local charities.…
Safe Rides Begins
Safe Rides Begins
This year’s Safe Rides program will begin this weekend. The student-run program offers free rides to Island teenagers on Friday and Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The program will continue until May. The Safe Rides phone number is 508-939-9100.
Mature Workers
Mature Workers
The Mature Workers Program of Elder Services and the Islands, Inc. offers a bridge back to work program for anyone 55 or older, on limited income, who wants to get back to work. Paid work experience and/or skills training opportunities are available in or near your community. For information, call Gloria…
Vineyarders Defeat Crusaders 35-8, Field Hockey Team Leaves Playoffs
Although the matchup between the Vineyard football team and visiting Cape Cod Tech team last Friday under the lights at the regional high school was billed as the most important game of the season, in the end it wasn’t even close.
The Vineyarders scored early and often against their conference rival, and won…
Ollie, Ollie in Free — Skaters Strut Their Stuff at Competition
Twenty-two skateboarders, ranging in age from six to 23 competed last Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Martha’s Vineyard Skate Park Association’s fifth skate competition at the park across from the high school.
Over 50 friends and family members were there to show their support, and the association was able to raise $457 towards…
Fuel Assistance Program Opens for Applications
The the fuel assistance program is open for applications from now through April 30, 2009, the South Shore Community Action Council Inc. has advised.
Applicants under 60 years of age may fill out applications by scheduling an appointment with Susan Von Steiger, Monday through Thursday at the Oak Bluffs Council on Aging at…
CPR Classes in Oak Bluffs on Saturday With Red Cross
The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter is organizing a number of CPR, AED and first aid classes in November for residents of the Vineyard. All classes will be held at the YMCA at Cottager’s Corner, 57 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Registration is available online via capecodandislandsredcross.org or by calling…
Robert Kelley Celebrates 90th Birthday
Yesterday Robert W. Kelley celebrated his 90th birthday with friends and relatives at his home in Edgartown. Mr. Kelley’s grip when he shakes hands is just as firm as it was when years ago he headed the Edgartown National Bank. For 30 years Mr. Kelley worked as executive vice president of the bank. Many will…
Conservation Society Will Hold Walk at Crow Hollow Farm
As a part of the Vineyard Conservation Society’s Clean Water Initiative in partnership with the Massachusetts Environmental Trust, this season’s program will focus on the health of Vineyard waters. On Sunday Nov. 9, Islanders of all ages are invited to the come to Crow Hollow Farm (located off of New Lane in West Tisbury). This…
Octoberfish Contest Winners Catch Prizes
The best fishing of October may have happened after the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby ended on Oct. 18. Steve Purcell, of Larry’s Tackle Shop, said that the 70 anglers participating in his month-long fishing contest called Octoberfish did well, though some found the fishing better after the derby was over. The awards…
Bradley Square Foes Demand a Vote to Recind Town Funds
An Oak Bluffs petition that aims to rescind $400,000 in Community Preservation Act funding for the Bradley Square renovation project has netted the required number of signatures and the question will go on the warrant for the next special town meeting.
Town clerk Deborah deBettencourt Ratcliff said this week that she confirmed 106…
Grand Jury Indicts Two For Capawock Robbery
Two Island men accused of robbing a 79-year-old employee of the Capawock theatre in Vineyard Haven while he was dropping off receipts for the evening in a nearby overnight bank deposit box were indicted by a Dukes County grand jury last week and were arraigned in Dukes County Superior Court.
Michael Ellis, 20,…
Veterans Help Hampered by Security Rules
When Dukes County veterans agent Jo Ann Murphy steps onto the pavement in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday morning as a participant in the annual Island Veterans Day parade, she will be thinking about Vineyarders serving in the armed forces and wondering whether she knows them all.
Election Day 2008: Vineyard Backs Obama All the Way
Vineyard voters came down decisively on the winning side of history on Tuesday, turning out in record numbers to help elect America’s first black President.
Striped Bass Index Drops, Anxiety Rises
Striped bass, the Vineyard’s most valued fish, is struggling.
A new report shows the number of striped bass spawned in the Chesapeake Bay this year was the lowest seen in well over a decade — and fishermen along the Eastern seaboard, alarmed that striped bass may be overfished, are raising concerns about the…
High School Braces For Budget Season
Town finance committees, mindful of a coming recession, have called for zero per cent increases in Island school budgets, leaving educators braced for another dramatic budget season of instructional and programing cuts.
A $3.5 million superintendent’s shared services budget, approved 10 to 1 by the All-Island school committee on Oct. 29, reflects a…
Beach Road Closure Proposed Amid Race to Replace Bridges
MassHighway is considering closing Beach Road between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown for the next six months in order to replace the two bridges known commonly as Big Bridge and Little Bridge.
The news came as something of a surprise to Oak Bluffs and Edgartown officials, who knew about the planned bridge work but…
Tim Madden Wins With Hefty Vote on Nantucket
Timothy Madden of Nantucket claimed the Cape and Islands state representative seat on Tuesday, beating out two Vineyard contenders and a Falmouth hopeful by some 2,000 votes district-wide.
And according to Eric T. Turkington, Mr. Madden is taking a difficult job at the state house.
“It’s a trying time,” said Mr.…
Aquinnah
JUNE MANNING
508-645-2574
(lthslnks@gis.net)
Sincerest condolences to the family of Mrs. Eleanor (Thurber) Eglinas who died peacefully at home early on Thursday morning. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Smith Cemetery. Ellie was a classmate in the Class of 1964 at Martha’s Vineyard…
Temperatures
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Oct. 31 47 29 .00
Nov. 1 58 43 .00
Nov. 2 61 35 .00
Nov. 3 50 35 .00
Nov. 4 55 42 .00
Nov. 5 63 46 .00
Nov. 6 63 54 .34
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Chilmark
JANE SLATER
508-645-3378
(slaterjn@comcast.net)
Cheers to all! A whopping 85.3 per cent of the qualified voters in Chilmark turned out for a big vote on Tuesday. It was exciting to feel the passion and energy that everyone put into the whole process of organizing, campaigning, voting, counting and completing…
Beaver Moon
The next full moon is Thursday, it is called the Beaver Moon. In the week ahead, the gibbous moon dominates the night sky, moving through the zodiacal constellation Pisces, one of the largest, and ending up full in Aries, one of the smallest.
Correction
Correction
A story in the Oct. 31 Gazette about a fundraiser for Jim Moore reported incorrectly on the type of cancer he has. Mr. Moore has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The Gazette regrets the error.
Edgartown
KATHIE CASE
508-627-5349
(kathleencase@comcast.net)
I worked the polls on Tuesday and what a day. There was excitement and plenty of people still making up their minds. There were over 2,000 voters. Some were voting for the first time, either because they were just 18 or because they had recently…
Chappy
Margaret Knight
508 627-8894
(margaret02539@yahoo.com)
The Chappaquiddick Community Center has a new look. On the front lawn is a 10-foot-high sculpture made of crossed and curved timbers with a wide steel circle below in which five solid-looking bells hang. In a nook above the bells there’s a rough wooden…
Turkey Serve
Turkey Serve
Registration for the Turkey Open tennis tournament at the Vineyard Tennis Center is open from now until Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. The cost of registration is a donation to the Island Food Pantry. For details call 508-696-8000.
Southward Migration in Full Swing
Can you believe it is November already? And it is dark at 5 p.m.? The latter certainly does not affect birds as it is unlikely that they know what Daylight Saving Time is. But they certainly know it is November, and their southward migration is still in full swing. Sparrows and other finches are moving…
The Vineyard Gardener
By LYNNE IRONS
White Lady of the Woods
“One could do worse that be a swinger of birches.”
So said Robert Frost, who also insisted that he’d “like to go by climbing a birch tree/And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk toward heaven/Till the tree could bear no more, but dipped its top and set me down again/ That would be…
Why Junk Your Pumpkins When a Pig Can Dig In?
Are your pumpkins starting to shrivel into something scarier than sugared-up kids at Halloween? Then it’s just in time for the Islandwide Feed a Pig a Pumpkin Day tomorrow.
On Saturday, Nov. 8, recycle your out-of-date jack’o’lanterns from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following farmers: Allen Farm in Chilmark, Farm Institute…
On Island Tables: Holiday Angst Alleviated
If you are prone to anxiety, ‘tis the season for a full-blown attack, with Thanksgiving only weeks away and Christmas around the corner. Menus, grocery lists, hours in the kitchen, house guests — it all makes you want to leave the country or convert.
Give Thanks by Donating Dinners for Thanksgiving
The Vineyard Committee on Hunger is looking for sponsors to help Island families in need have a great Thanksgiving meal. Sponsors are asked to contribute $25, the cost of one family’s meal. Last year’s program was able to provide over 120 meals for each of the Thanksgiving and December holidays.
Film Reveals Smashing Pumpkins 2.0
The Capawock Theatre in Vineyard Haven introduces a two-part November rock and roll cinema program this weekend with Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong. The Pumpkins film screens tonight, Friday, Nov. 7 at 9:15 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 and again at 9:15 p.m.
The second film, The Who: Live at…
Playwrights Competition Seeks Entrants: Cash Prize
The third annual full-length playwright competition is now open for playwrights on the Cape and Islands. Sponsored by Eventide Arts Inc., the contest will award a $1,000 Kaplan prize to one play selected by the judges. The winning play will have a staged reading next June in West Dennis.
Louisa Gould Opens Show: Art Association Collection
Louisa Gould Gallery announces a new show, The Permanent Collection of the Martha’s Vineyard Art Association, opening Saturday, Nov. 8, with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m.
Chapter 25: Uncle Abe Breaks a Leg
In this serialized novel set on the Vineyard in real time, a native Islander (“Call me Becca”) returns home after years in Manhattan to help her eccentric Uncle Abe keep his landscaping business, Pequot, afloat. Abe loathes Richard Moby, chief executive of the off-Island landscaping business Broadway. Abe is irrationally convinced that Moby wants to…
High School Students Working Miracles
Many Islanders are unaware that Helen Keller often visited Martha’s Vineyard decades ago as the guest of Katharine Cornell. She stayed at Chip Chop on Tashmoo, where, according to a 1968 letter written to former Gazette editor Henry Beetle Hough by Ms. Keller’s nurse-companion Winifred Corbally, she “loved to bathe in the ‘sea.’”
